HB683 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Nurses and Nursing, certified registered nurse paractitioner prescribe certain controlled substances, qualifications for a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC), Board of Medical Examiner certify and renew QACSC, regulations for fees, fines punishment, disciplinary hearings, Article 3B added to Chapter 2, Title 20, Secs. 20-2-80 to 20-2-89 added; Secs. 20-2-214, 20-2-217 am'd
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Existing law provides for the licensure of
certified registered nurse practitioners and the
State Board of Medical Examiners established the
qualifications for physicians engaged in
collaborative practice with certified registered
nurse practitioners</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow for the prescribing of
certain schedules of controlled substances; would
provide for qualifications to obtain a Qualified
Alabama Controlled Substances Registration
Certificate (QACSC) and prescription authority;
would certify the State Board of Medical Examiners
to register and approve certified registered nurse
practitioners to obtain or renew a QACSC and would
authorize the board to adopt regulations regarding
the application procedures, fees, fines,
punishment, and conduct for any disciplinary
hearings for certified registered nurse
practitioners applying for or in possession of a
QACSC; would provide for denials of application and
disciplinary action; would provide for an appeals
process; would provide for the board to charge and
collect fees, costs, and expenses; and would
provide for immunity</p><p class="bill_description">
Existing law provides for limited access to
the controlled substances prescription database and
a surcharge on a controlled substance registration
certificate</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for access by a
certified registered nurse practitioner with a
QACSC and payment of the surcharge on each QACSC</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to certified registered nurse
practitioners; to add a new Article 3B to Chapter 2 to Title
o the Code of Alabama 1975, to allow for the prescribing
of certain schedules of controlled substances by certified
registered nurse practitioners in collaboration with certain
physicians; to provide qualifications of certified registered
nurse practitioners to obtain a Qualified Alabama Controlled
Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC); to provide for
prescriptive authority of certified registered nurse
practitioners in possession of a QACSC; to certify the State
Board of Medical Examiners to register and approve certified
registered nurse practitioners to obtain or renew a QACSC ; to
authorize the board to adopt regulations regarding the
application procedures, fees, fines, punishment, and conduct
for any disciplinary hearings for certified registered nurse
practitioners applying for or in possession of a QACSC; to
provide for denials of applications and for disciplinary
action; to provide for an appeals process; to provide for the
board to charge and collect fees, costs, and expenses; to
provide for immunity; to amend Sections 20-2-214 and 20-2-217
of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the controlled
substances prescription database; to provide for access by a
certified registered nurse practitioner with a QACSC; and to
provide for payment of the surcharge on each QACSC.
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Subjects
Nurses and Nursing
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 12, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB683 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |